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Unit 4 Earthquakes SectionⅣ Unit Revision
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2014·山西省康杰中学月考)
Perfect Disaster
All around us buildings shook. We decided to leave the town. We stopped once we had left the buildings behind us. The carts were moving in opposite directions, though the ground was perfectly flat, and they wouldn't stay in place even with their wheels blocked by stones.
In addition, it seemed as though the sea was being sucked(吸) backwards, as if it were being pushed back by the shaking of the land. Certainly the shoreline moved outwards, and many sea animals were left on dry sand.
Behind us were frightening dark clouds that opened up to show fire-like lightning, but bigger. Not long after that the clouds reached down to the ground and covered the sea. Now came the dust, though still thin. I looked back. A dense cloud appeared behind us, following us like a flood pouring across the land. Then a darkness came that was not like a moonless or cloudy night, but more like being in a closed and unlighted room. You could hear women and children crying, men shouting. Some were calling for parents, others for children; they could only recognize them by their voices.
Darkness and ashes came again, a great weight of them. We stood up and shook the ash off again and again; otherwise we would have been covered with it and crushed by the weight.At last the cloud became thinner and thinner until it was no more than smoke or fog. Soon there was real daylight. The sight that met our still terrified eyes was a changed world, buried in ash like snow.
―from Pliny's letter to a friend
文章大意：文章是Pliny写给朋友的信，介绍地震后地动山摇，天昏地暗的情景，和人们惊慌失措的样子。
1．Pliny left the town after ________. A．the eruption B．the sky became dark C．the buildings began shaking D．the sea went back
答案：C 细节题。从文章第一段的句子：All around us buildings shook. We decided to leave the town.可知Pliny离开城镇是在房屋开始摇晃以后，选C。
2．The carts wouldn't stay still because ________. A．the earth was shaking B．the sea sucked them backwards C．the wheels had stones under them D．the lightening frightened the horses
答案：A 推理题。文章在说明“The carts were... flat, and they wouldn't stay in place...by stones.”之前已有交代，说明是大地抖动，这正是说明了产生此种结果的原因。选A。
3．The reason why it was dark is that ________. A．it was very late at night B．clouds of ash covered the sun C．there was a very bad storm D．there was no moon that night
答案：B 细节题。根据第三段的句子：Now came the dust, though still thin. I looked back. A dense cloud appeared behind us, following us like a flood pouring across the land. Then a darkness came that was not like a moonless or cloudy night, but more like being in a closed and unlighted room.可知天黑是因为灰尘掩盖了太阳，选B。
4．People tried to find their relations by calling out their names and ________. A．listening to their voices B．running about looking for them C．shaking the ash off people D．watching people as they ran past
答案：A 细节题。根据第三段最后一句：Some were calling for parents, others for children; they could only recognize them by their voices.可知人们想通过叫他们的名字和听他们的声音找到他们的亲戚。
B
(2014·天津市五区县期末)
Robert is a boss who hires me as a helper. He has lost his home and now has to live back at home, with his mother, at 46.
We had a job in Fort Bending. Robert bought me breakfast there. As we were leaving, a man walked to us asking if he could get some work from Robert's company. Robert explained there was no work for the man and the man started to walk away. As I looked from the leaving man back to Robert, l saw Robert getting out some money and went after the man to give it to him. I asked Robert, “Why did you do that？” Robert said “He really had bad luck—what does a
few dollars matter？”
After a very long, hard day, we stopped at a Quick Trip for a soda. I got through the check out ahead of Robert and went back out to the work truck. Beside the truck was a woman in a car. She had 3 kids and asked me if I could help—she had been evicted—had nowhere to go with her children—they were living in the car. I told her I was also hurting in these times—sorry I could not. Robert came out, opened the work truck and we got in. I told him about the lady. I didn't even finish the story when Robert was out. He gave the women money to help her and her kids out. When Robert returned I asked, “Why did you do that, she didn't even ask you”. He said “I have an ex-wife(前妻)and a kid—if they need help and I am not able, someone will help them”
文章大意：文章讲述作者的朋友Robert的故事，虽然自己的生活和生意都很艰难，但是他还是尽所能的帮助别人。
5．Why did the man walk to the writer and Robert? A．To ask for a lift in Robert's truck. B．To look for a job in Robert's company C．To beg for some money to buy a ticket. D．To expect Robert to buy him breakfast.
答案：B 细节题。从第二段的句子：As we were leaving, a man walked to us asking if he could get some work from Roberts' company.可知这个人找作者和Robert是想找个工作，选B。
6．What does the underlined sentence mean in the second paragraph? A．Robert had a lot of dollars to give. B．Robert didn't value dollars at all. C．Robert took a few dollars seriously. D．Robert didn't care about money.
答案：D 句意理解题。从第二段的句子：I saw Robert getting out some money and went after the man to give it to him.可知Robert给了这个人一些钱，说明Robert不在乎钱，选D。
7．The underlined word “evicted” in the last paragraph may mean________. A．driven away C．looked down
B．picked up D．turned down
答案：A 推理题。从第三段的句子：had nowhere to go with her children—they were living in the car.可知这个妇女和孩子过去住在车里，说明他们被赶走了，选A。
8．Which word do you think can best describe Robert? A．Kind. C．Rich.
B．Proud. D．Cruel.
答案：A 推理题。从第二段的句子：I saw Robert getting out some money and went after
the man to give it to him.和第三段的句子：Robert was out. He gave the women money to help her and her kids out.可知Robert是很善良的人，选A。
9．Robert helped the woman because________. A．he expected to get married to the woman B．she made him think of his ex-wife and kid C．she asked him whether he could give a hand D．he felt sorry for being unable to support his family
答案：B 细节题。从最后一段的句子：When Robert returned I asked, “Why did you do that, she didn't even ask you”. He said “I have an ex-wife(前妻)and a kid—if they need help and I am not able, someone will help them.”可知Robert帮助这个妇女是因为这个妇女使他想起自己的前妻和孩子，选B。
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2014·景德镇市高一期中)
Frank was walking down the 6th Street on a hot sunny day when he saw smoke coming out of the street. He could __1__ the smoke, and it was getting thicker. Seeing the smoke coming out of a storm drain(雨水沟), Frank called the fire department immediately. “The storm drain is __2__ fire！” he said. The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th and Main. They said they __3__ be right there to investigate the situation. Frank needn't to go anywhere, so he waited for the __4__ to arrive. He was curious what could be burning beneath the street. As far as he knew, there wasn't anything beneath the street __5__ concrete(混凝土). And everyone __6__ that concrete doesn't burn.
A fire truck arrived a few __7__ later. “Are you the man who __8__？” asked the driver. “Yes. ” Frank answered. By now Frank could not only smell the __9__ but also hear crackling sounds, just like wood burning. The firemen didn't seem to consider it an emergency. “__10__ do you think it could be？” Frank asked the driver. “Oh, we know what it is. We have to __11__ a problem like this every few months. It's the homeless people in their ‘__12__’．”
Homeless people have been living under the streets for years.__13__ their knowledge of the storm drain system, they __14__ their own “houses” beneath the streets. These living areas have tables, mattresses, chairs, and sofas. The settlers often “borrow” electricity by connecting to a live wire above ground to __15__ their own lights and even TVs underground. Either this __16__ electricity or a cigarette can cause an occasional fire.
Frank watched __17__ some firemen lifted a manhole cover (井盖) and went beneath the street with a fire hose (消防软管). Then a few minutes later, the __18__ smoke turned white. Shortly __19__， the firemen reappeared with a __20__ person who seemed to have just been woken up.